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And you can see on the website that an objection has already been submitted by Cllr Jon Orrell (Green Party) representative for Melcombe Regis. In his objection he refers to the National Planning Policy Framework 2018. His objection has also been supported by Dorset Wildlife Trust. Jon Orrell says

" I wish to object to this proposal WD/D/19/002866

Dorset Council has declared a climate emergency. So permitting further extraction of fossil fuels is in direct contradiction to our stated policy.

Also the NPPF 2018 has the following mitigation stipulations that this application clearly breaches. Greenhouse gas emissions will be directly increased by exploring for oil with the obvious intention to extract, refine and burn it thus releasing more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. So this application contravenes all the mitigation aims of the NPPF. "